Barbless Bead Head Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph Fly 1 Dozen Flies Hook Size 18
$26.95Premium barbless hooks for easy catch-and-release and for those waters where regulations call for barbless only flies.
The classic Pheasant Tail nymph fishing flies are the go-to nymph fly patterns on the river.
Bead head and and a pheasant tail body fly fishing nymph flies for getting deep in the water column quickly. Plus, a flashy back for added attraction.
Excellent trout, panfish. bass or steelhead flies. Can be fished singly, in two and three fly nymph rigs, or as a dropper nymph pattern under a foam hopper fly pattern.
Essential trout flies on freestone rivers where insect nymphs are an important trout food
On the water
A year-round confidence nymph. Dead-drift a #16–18 through runs and riffles; the mayfly-nymph impression trout eat everywhere.
Tippet rule of thumb — hook size ÷ 3 ≈ your X (a #18 fly → about 6X). Go finer in clear, low water.